My name is Bob and I'm a straight shaving newbie. I discovered wet shaving from the standpoint of using a brush and double-edged razor about 2 years ago. I moved to preferring injector type razors and took up straights about 2 months ago and love it. I haven't touched anything but a straight since then and even sold off my Cobra Classic.

I have a 1200 synthetic stone, a small Jnat, a barber's hone, and a bunch of lapping film.

I had a great shave today with a razor that I honed yesterday after watching one of Lynn's videos. I had tried honing it the day before and got an pretty bad shave as a result. After watching Lynn I was able to get a nice edge on the razor and had an awesome shave this morning.

The only problem with watching that video is that I feel very lacking in the rocks department. I'm trying to sell a fountain pen in order to fund some more rock or razor purchases.

Anyway, I've enjoyed reading some of the forums on here and look forward to hanging around.